Frank Faylen
Acting
Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ernie the taxi driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), as well as for his portrayal of long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis on the 1950s television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
TV Shows(16)
Quincy, M.E.
Janus
1976
That Girl
1966
My Mother the Car
1965
The Great Adventure
O'Brien
1963
Petticoat Junction
Ralph
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herbert T. Gillis
1959
Man with a Camera
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Earl Tipton
1958
Maverick
Red Harrison
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Doc Alvarez
1956
Telephone Time
1956
General Electric Theater
Farber
1953
Racket Squad
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Movies(175)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis?
Herbert T. Gillis
1977
Funny Girl
Keeney
1968
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Phin Gray
1965
The Monkey's Uncle
Mr. Dearborne
1965
Fluffy
Catfish
1965
North to Alaska
Arnie (uncredited)
1960
The Sunrise Gun
Doc Alvarez
1959
Dino
Frank Mandel
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sheriff Cotton Wilson
1957
7th Cavalry
Sgt. Kruger
1956
Three Brave Men
Enos Warren
1956
Everything But the Truth
'Mac' McMillan
1956
Away All Boats
Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
1956
Terror at Midnight
Fred Hill
1956
The McConnell Story
Sfc. Sykes
1955
The Looters
Stan Leppich
1955
The Lone Gun
Fairweather
1954
Riot in Cell Block 11
Commissioner Haskell
1954
Red Garters
Billy Buckett
1954
99 River Street
Stan Hogan
1953
Hangman's Knot
Cass Browne
1952
The Lusty Men
Al Dawson
1952
The Sniper
Anderson
1952
My Favorite Spy
Newton
1951
Detective Story
Det. Gallagher
1951
Passage West
Curly
1951
Fourteen Hours
Walter, room service waiter
1951
Copper Canyon
Mullins
1950
The Eagle and the Hawk
Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
1950
Convicted
Convict Ponti
1950
Francis
Sergeant Chillingbacker
1950
The Nevadan
Jeff
1950
Whispering Smith
Whitey Du Sang
1948
Blood on the Moon
Jake Pindalest
1948
Race Street
Phil Dickson
1948
Hazard
Oscar
1948
Road to Rio
Trigger
1947
Variety Girl
Frank Faylen
1947
The Perils of Pauline
Mr. Joe Gurt
1947
The Trouble with Women
Geeger
1947
Welcome Stranger
Bill Walters
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Boss
1947
California
Whitey
1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Harold Michaels
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Ernie
1946
Cross My Heart
Fingerprint Expert
1946
Two Years Before the Mast
Hansen
1946
Blue Skies
Mack
1946
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Federal Agent
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Cabbie
1946
The Blue Dahlia
Man Recommending Motel
1946
To Each His Own
Babe
1946
Masquerade in Mexico
Brooklyn (uncredited)
1945
The Lost Weekend
'Bim' Nolan
1945
Incendiary Blonde
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1945
The Affairs of Susan
Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
1945
You Came Along
Bellboy (uncredited)
1945
Bring on the Girls
Sailor
1945
Bombalera
Houlihan
1945
The Canterville Ghost
Lieutenant John Kane
1944
Address Unknown
Jimmie Blake
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
1944
And the Angels Sing
Holman
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
M.P. (uncredited)
1944
A Guy Named Joe
Major (uncredited)
1944
Standing Room Only
Cabbie
1944
The Gang's All Here
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Speed Dugan
1943
The Unknown Guest
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943
Corvette K-225
Shipyard Painter
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sailor (uncredited)
1943
Nazty Nuisance
Seaman Benson
1943
Young Ideas
Reporter (uncredited)
1943
Yanks Ahoy
Quartermaster Jenkins
1943
Get Going
Hank
1943
Prairie Chickens
Clem
1943
Good Morning, Judge
Ben Pollard
1943
Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)
1943
Taxi, Mister
Henchman Silk
1943
Slightly Dangerous
Gateman (uncredited)
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
1943
Dixie Dugan
Soldier (uncredited)
1943
Silver Skates
Eddie
1943
Fall In
Capt. Gillis
1942
Across the Pacific
Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
1942
The Palm Beach Story
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Soldier Driving Jeep
1942
Wake Island
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
Train Detective (uncredited)
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
1942
Tough as They Come
Collector
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
1942
Whispering Ghosts
Curly
1942
About Face
Bartender Jerry
1942
Mokey
Police Desk Sergeant
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
Soldier (uncredited)
1942
Joe Smith, American
Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
1942
Steel Against the Sky
Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Pat Dolan
1941
Sergeant York
But! Boy (uncredited)
1941
Let's Go Collegiate
Speed Dorman
1941
Tanks a Million
Pvt. Skivic
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
1941
Father Steps Out
Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
1941
The Reluctant Dragon
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1941
Thieves Fall Out
Pick
1941
Model Wife
Master of Ceremonies
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1941
Come Live with Me
Waiter
1941
East of the River
Tour Guide (uncredited)
1940
Just a Cute Kid
Benny
1940
City for Conquest
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
1940
No Time for Comedy
Cab Driver
1940
They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940
Pop Always Pays
Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
1940
Blame It on Love
Studio Electrician
1940
Brother Orchid
Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940
La Conga Nights
Jeepers Peepers
1940
Edison, the Man
Galbreath
1940
Saturday's Children
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940
Curtain Call
Spike Malone
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Tim
1940
Alice in Movieland
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
1940
The Fighting 69th
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Married and in Love
Jim Carter, Man in Bar
1940
Invisible Stripes
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
1939
Gone with the Wind
Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Pete Foley - 1st pilot
1939
Reno
J. Hezmer Briggs
1939
No Place to Go
Pete Shaffer
1939
Slapsie Maxie's
Tiger Dorsey
1939
Thunder Afloat
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1939
Waterfront
Skids Riley
1939
Five Came Back
Photographer (uncredited)
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
1939
Lucky Night
Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
1939
Women in the Wind
Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Irishman
New York Mechanic
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
Henchman (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight
Ed
1939
Crime Rave
1939
Too Hot to Handle
Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
1938
No Time to Marry
Waxler
1938
The Invisible Menace
Private of the Guard
1938
Headin' East
Joe
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Horse Buyer
1937
That Certain Woman
Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Back in Circulation
James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Ever Since Eve
Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
1937
They Won't Forget
Reporter
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
Ted Parks
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Charlie Downs
1937
Kid Galahad
Barney
1937
San Quentin
Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
1937
The Go-Getter
Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
1937
The Cherokee Strip
Joe Brady
1937
Marked Woman
Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
1937
Midnight Court
Reporter
1937
Smart Blonde
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1937
King of Hockey
Swede
1936
Night Waitress
Policeman at Torre's
1936
All American Chump
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
The Sky Parade
Pilot (uncredited)
1936
China Clipper
Weatherman (uncredited)
1936
Bullets or Ballots
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
1936
Border Flight
Jimmie
1936
Romance in the Air
Sure-Fire
1936
Road Gang
Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1936
Double Exposure
Press Photographer (uncredited)
1935